Former President, Jonathan, gets appointment in Uganda
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed the Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda (CUU). The institution made the announcement via its Facebook page. “Welcome aboard […]
Africa
Buhari to attend ECOWAS meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, […]
Breaking: Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia ‘s first President dies at 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son, […]
Let us team up to fight instability in West Africa, Sahel, Buhari tells UNOWAS special envoy
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized the need for countries in the West African sub-region and those in the Sahel, rocked by security […]
Breaking: Zambia President collapses
The Zambian President, Edgar Lungi, collapsed on Sunday, during the 45th Defence Force Day Commemoration and Investiture ceremony. A statement by the Principal Private Secretary […]
Insecurity: CAR Prime Minister, cabinet quit
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Firmin Ngrebada, has announced his resignation from office. He disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “I have […]
Lawmakers ‘throw out’ MP for wearing ‘figure-hugging clothes’
Tanzanian female Member of Parliament (MP), Condester Sichwale, was ejected by the Speaker of the House for wearing ‘figure-hugging clothes.’ Speaker, Job Ndugai, kicked Sichwale […]
Buhari appoints Babagana Kingibe special envoy on Chad, Lake Chad basin region
By Abdullahi M. GullomaAbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ambassador Babagana Kingibe as his special envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad Basin […]
Breaking: ECOWAS suspends Mali
West African leaders, meeting in a regional summit Sunday, suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States bodies after a second coup by […]
Buhari, Jonathan confer on crisis in Mali
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja has called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for the peace and unity […]
Buhari: Why stability of Libya matters to us
By Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday hosted His Excellency Mohammed Younis Menfi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, stressing that a stable or […]
Breaking: Former South African President in court over corruption charges
Former South African President Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Wednesday on charges bordering on corruption among others. Zuma is expected to plead not guilty […]
As hunger bites, prostitutes accept maize, beans as payment
Prostitutes in Zimbabwe are now reportedly accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment for their services. This special form of trade by […]
Woman expecting septuplets gives birth to 9 babies
A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are “doing well”, her government said, although Moroccan authorities had […]
Buhari pledges better collaboration with Zambia
Nigeria and Zambia will deepen collaboration between the two countries, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while receiving […]